RESEARCH INTERESTS
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PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
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The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography, University Park, Pennsylvania, World Campus. Master of Geographic Information Systems. 2024.
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography, University Park, Pennsylvania, World Campus. Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation. 2023.
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography. University Park, Pennsylvania, World Campus.
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems. 2021.
Iowa State University, College of Design, Ames, Iowa. Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). All completed but report. 2012 to 2014.
Final Project: Remote sensing for primate conservation: Interactions between savanna chimpanzees
and multi-scale mining land cover change (2006-2013) in Sénégal.
Advisor: Dr. Jill Pruetz Prezi Presentation
Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Ames, Iowa.
Bachelor of Science in Animal Ecology, emphasis in Wildlife Management.
University of New Mexico, Department of Biology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, emphasis in Ethology, minor in Professional Writing and extended
coursework equivalent to a second minor in Business Management from the Anderson School
of Management.
Santa Fe College, Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, Gainesville, Florida.
Associate of Science in Zoo Animal Technology.
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| PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS |
Tomer, M. D., James, D.E., & C. M. J. Sandoval-Green. (2017). Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework: 3. Land Use and Field Boundary Database Development and Structure. Journal of Environmental Quality 46:676-686. Supplement.
Sippy, R., Sandoval-Green, C. M. J. , Plummer, P., Fairbanks, S., Zhang, Q., & Blanchong, J. A. (2012). Occurrence and molecular analysis of Campylobacter in wildlife on Iowa livestock farms. Veterinary Microbiology 157: 369-375.
Rosenfield, J. A., Nolasco, S. Lindauer, S., Sandoval, C., & Kodric-Brown, A. (2004). The role of hybrid vigor in the replacement of Pecos pupfish by its hybrid with Sheephead minnow. Conservation Biology 18:1589-1598. |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
Research Scientist III, Conservation GIS & Remote Sensing, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder.
Research Scientist II, GIS Database Development Specialist, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder, and collaborating scientists Mr. David E. James, and Dr. Mark D. Tomer at the USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, and Ms. Robin McNeely, and Mr. Joshua Obrecht at the ISU GIS Facility.
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- ACPF expansion within and outside of the Midwest to inform watershed planning, nutrient reduction, and water quality goals at the local, state, and federal levels.
- Providing GIS technical support for ACPF training products for NRCS staff and partners.
- Providing training materials for ACPF database development in ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro.
- Updating agricultural field boundaries for targeted HUC12 watersheds within novel and current ACPF states for ACPF toolbox inputs and outputs to be used in distributed training materials.
- Supervising and training hourly graduate and undergraduate GIS technicians (46).
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Assistant Scientist I, GIS Database Development Specialist, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder, and collaborating scientists Mr. David E. James, and Dr. Mark D. Tomer at the USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.
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- Managed GIS data for development, expansion and maintenance of the ACPF and DEP database.
- Supervised and trained hourly graduate and undergraduates.
- Analyzed ACPF and DEP inputs and outputs for process improvement.
- Designed and conducted spatial experiments that support program goals.
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GIS Specialist, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder, and collaborating scientist Mr. David E. James at USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.
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- Supervised and trained hourly undergraduates.
- Implemented GIS and remote sensing procedures and training materials for DEP and ACPF.
- Developed new GIS and remote sensing procedures and training materials as these projects expanded to other states.
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GIS Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Brian Gelder.
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- Downloaded ~11,650 satellite images for the state of Iowa from 2000 to 2015 from the USGS EarthExplorer platform.
- Contributed to Python and ArcGIS tool design to bulk process inventoried Landsat data.
- Composed EarthExplorer and Python Tool use manual to allow students to bulk download, unpack, create RGB, NDTI, NDVI, and categorize Landsat imagery.
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GIS Technician, Iowa State University Extension and the American Planning Association (APA), Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Monica Haddad.
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- Working with a team of three GIS technicians.
- GIS tutorial development and training.
- GIS workshop assistance and troubleshooting.
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GIS Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University, College of Design, Community and Regional Planning and DuPont, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Monica Haddad and Dr. Shannon Thol.
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- Working with a team of three GIS research assistants locally and one GIS analyst remotely.
- Implemented a GIS soil analysis through weighted overlay automation modeling using an Agronomic Productivity Potential Model (APPM).
- Data preparation, analyses, and management.
- Utilized Network Analyst for site suitability modeling, and geodatabase development for these data.
- Composed project phase reports and ~173 data driven map creations for in-house publication.
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Water Quality Field Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Lab of Dr. John Downing, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Filstrup and Mr. Daniel Kendall.o
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- Communicating with boaters.
- Various water sample collections and field observations.
- Traveling to ~16 lake sites throughout Iowa.
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Wildlife Biology Field Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Lab of Dr. Julie Blanchong, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Dr. Julie Blanchong.o
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- Communicating with private landowners.
- Mist netting (capture songbirds).
- H. B. Sherman traps (small mammals).
- Cloaca/rectal sampling.
- Avian and small mammal identification.
- Peer reviewed publication produced.
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Wildlife Biology Field Technician, Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Lab of Dr. Julie Blanchong, Ames, Iowa, under the direction of Ms. Natalie Randall, Master’s Degree Candidate.o
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Web Site Development, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Forestry Extension Website, maintenance and updates under the direction of Dr. Jesse Randall, Forestry Extension Specialist. Web Site January 2009 to January 2012.
The 2010 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference Website, for Graduate Research in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology (GREBE), under the direction of Mr. Erik Otarola-Castillo, Ph.D. Candidate and Social Chair. The MEEC website was my original design from concept to completion.
June 2009 to March 2010, published until 2011. Web Site (UN and PW: MEEC)
Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Under the direction of Dr. David Otis, Unit Leader, The Unit web site was my original design from concept to completion. June 2008 to December 2008, published from July 2008 to June 2015.
Web Site (UN & PW: ICFWRU)
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management Website, maintenance and updates under the direction of Mr. John Burnett and Mr. Christian Charbonneaux, Student Services Specialist and System Support Specialist respectfully. January 2008 to December 2010.
Fisheries Extension and North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
Under the direction of Mr. Richard Clayton and Dr. Joe Morris, Fisheries Extension Specialists.
January 2008 to December 2010. |
Small Business Owner, Animal World Pet Sitting, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico. Serviced over 500 households in the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area.
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Responsibilities
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Domestics
Exotics
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- In-home animal care.
- Interviewing potential clients.
- Goodwill in the community.
- Operations.
- Scheduling.
- Accounting.
- Marketing and web site development.
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Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitator, Seasonal Wildlife Clinic Manager, and Member of the Board of Directors, Wildlife Rescue, Inc., of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Responsibilities
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Avians (140)
Mammals (30)
Reptiles (22)
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- Wildlife specialist.
- Animal acquisitions, evaluations, banding and release.
- Captive animal care and nutrition.
- Clinic staff management.
- Volunteer training.
- Responding to public inquiries.
- Generating donations.
- Web site development and administrator.
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Animal Behavior Lab Assistant and Husbandry, University of New Mexico, Biology Department, Lab of Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown, Albuquerque, New Mexico, under the direction of Mr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Ph.D. Candidate.
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Species
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Responsibilities |
Cyprinodon pecosensis
Cyprinodon variegatus
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- Various female-choice trials.
- Aquaculture ~ 2,000 individuals.
- Peer reviewed publication produced.
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Animal Behavior Lab Assistant and Husbandry, University of New Mexico, Biology Department, Lab of Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown, under the direction of Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown and Mr. Dan Albrecht, Ph.D. Candidate, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Species
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Responsibilities |
Poecilia reticulata
Cyprinodon maya
Cyprinodon beltrani
Cyprinodon labiosus
Cyprinodon elegans
Betta splendens
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- Various female-choice trials; live and animated.
- Digitizing and imaging.
- Independent research project.
- Statistics; oral and written interpretation.
- Aquaculture ~1,500 individuals.
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Veterinary Technician, North Valley Small Animal Clinic, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Species
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Responsibilities |
Domestic Animals
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- Assist with physical examinations and immunizations.
- Restraint and handling.
- Anesthesia prep and monitor.
- Surgery prep and assistance.
- Radiology.
- Dental.
- In-house lab work results.
- Drug and supplies inventory and ordering.
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Head Keeper, Assistant to the General Curator, and Acting Veterinary Technician, The Zoo, Gulf Breeze, Florida - when the park was accredited by AZA.
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Species
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Avians (107)
Primates (22)
Reptiles (13)
Felids (5)
Hoofstock (28)
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- Captive management.
- Head keeper - cats and primates.
- Cross-trained in all departments.
- Animal care staff scheduling and reporting.
- Responsible for immobilization drugs, capture equipment, and keeper safety.
- Tagging procedures.
- Quarantine procedures.
- Animal nutrition and preventative care.
- Handraising protocols.
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| DIVERSITY & ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
Professional Development and Awards
• The Wildlife Society Virtual Conference Series Workshop, 2020.
Introduction to Google Earth Engine for Wildlife Biologists, 4-hour workshop.
Advanced Google Earth Engine for Wildlife Biologists, 4-hour workshop.
• Society for Conservation GIS Virtual Conference Series Workshop, 2020.
QGIS and Remote Sensing, 3-hour workshop.
QGIS and Remote Sensing II, 3-hour workshop.
• National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, USDA-ARS, 2019.
Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework Training,
16-hour workshop.
• Iowa State University GIS Facility and GISEDGE, Inc., 2019.
ArcGIS Pro Quick-Start for GIS Professionals,
16-hour workshop.
• Iowa State University, Extension and Outreach, Geospatial Technology Training Program, 2019.
The Essentials of QGIS 3.X, 8-hour workshop.
• Society for Conservation GIS Conference Workshop, 2018.
Trends.Earth - an innovative toolbox for tracking land change and degradation.
• Awarded Iowa Geographic Information Council's Esri User Conference
Full Pass
for 2016 and 2017– $1,295 x 2.
• Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow (CLfT), representing Iowa State University, 2010.
– 4-day professional development program - all expenses paid. PHOTOS
• Undergraduate Conference Award Program (UCAP), University of New Mexico.
– $585.00.
• Research Opportunity Program for Minorities (ROP), University of New Mexico.
– $2500.00.
Internships
Zoo Keeper Exchange, Duke Lemur Center (Duke University Primate Research Center), Durham, North Carolina; training in prosimian husbandry and captive management.
Classical Horsemanship, Greathouse Farm & Equestrian Center, Gainesville, Florida; training in horse care, training methods, safety and stable management, and dressage.
Certifications
Illinois Hunter Safety Education
GeoMentoring
GeoMentoring for Girl Scouts of America
Raising Readers in Story County Little Free Libraries A Little Free Library
Story Map Produced by Girl Scout Troop 18.
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Conference and Research Activity
posters (*) and presentations (†)
• 2024 ASPRS International Technical Symposium.
† Seeing the Gallery Forest for the Savanna Chimpanzee: Remote Sensing for Great Ape Conservation
• 2023 Esri Virtual Imagery and Remote Sensing Educators Summit.
† LULC Change Analysis in Dubuque, Iowa From 2009 to 2021 Using ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online
• 2023 Society for Conservation GIS Virtual Conference
• Esri Virtual User Conference for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• 2020 (COVID-19) Virtual Conferences
Esri User Conference, July 13 to July 16
Soil and Water Conservation Society, July 27 to July 29
Society for Conservation GIS, July 20 to August 28
The Wildlife Society, September 28 to October 2
• Pro bono GIS and remote sensing analyses and collaboration in support of Dr. Jill Pruetz’s graduate student, Mr. Landing Badji’s Ph.D. dissertation at Cheikh Anta Diop University (University of Dakar), Sénégal: “Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes verus Ecology in Tomboronkoto Commune (Kedougou, Sénégal): Habitats, feeding, and threats.”
• 2018 27th International Primatological Society Congress, Nairobi, Kenya:
Threats to Chimpanzee survival in the unprotected area of Tomboronkoto Commune (Kedougou, Senegal). Landing Badji (Presenter), S. Lindshield, P. Ndiaye, C. T. Ba, J. D. Pruetz, C. M. Sandoval-Green
• 2018 Society for Conservation GIS, Monterey, California:
* Remote Sensing for Primate Conservation: monitoring landscape changes around multi-scale mining activities in Kedougou, Senegal (2010 - 2017).
• 2017 Esri User Conference, San Diego, California:
* Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework: Land Use and Field Boundary Development
• 2016 Esri User Conference, San Diego, California:
* The Daily Erosion Project: Engaging Farmers, Scientists, and Other Stakeholders in Soil & Water Conservation and Beyond ...
* Remote Sensing for Primate Conservation: Interactions Between Savanna Chimpanzees and Multi-scale Mining Land Cover and Land Use Changes in Senegal (2006 - 2013).
• 2015 IowaView - AmericaView Consortium poster presentation with Dr. Brian Gelder:
* A Python Tool to Unpack, Create and Categorize Landsat Imagery.
• Southwestern Association of Biologists, Abiqui, New Mexico. Fall 1999.
† How do female Betta splendens respond to males with modified fins?
• 499-Independent Study: Gastropod Shell Distribution and Factors Affecting their Utilization by Marine Hermit Crabs in Bahia Kino, Sonora, Mexico; one of two undergraduate students permitted to participate in Biology 515, with distinguished professors Dr. Astrid Kodric-Brown and Dr. James H. Brown.
Spring 1999.
• Animal Behavior Society. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. Summer 1998.
* Independent Research Project: How do female Betta splendens respond to live males and video animations with modified fins?
• Research Opportunity Program for Minorities (ROP) Colloquium. Albuquerque, NM.
Summer 1997.
† Female mating preferences and the combined complex signals of male secondary sex traits and courtship behaviors in Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens).
• Research Day. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Spring 1997.
*499-Independent Study: Determining female mate-choice when females are given the choice between various fin-shape characteristics in Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). |
Tech and Field Skills
ArcGIS Pro 3.4.0
ArcGIS 10.8.2
Trimble eCognition
Google Earth Engine
LP360
QGIS
ERDAS IMAGINE
Python
Adobe Master Collection
Microsoft Office
Presentation Design
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Animal Restraint & Handling
Mist Netting
Radio Telemetry
Trail Cameras
Trimble GeoExplorer XT
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Professional Coursework
PSU GEOG 596B:
Individual Studies
Instructor: Jitendra Bal (JB) Sharma
(Grade: A)
Spring 2024
PSU GEOG 871:
Geospatial Technology Project Management
(Grade: A-)
Instructor: Peter Croswell
Spring 2023
PSU GEOG 583:
Geospatial System Analysis and Design
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Todd S. Bacastow
Spring 2023
PSU GEOG 596A:
Individual Studies
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Jitendra Bal (JB) Sharma
Fall 2022
PSU GEOG 589:
Emerging Trends in Remote Sensing
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Karen Schuckman
Fall 2022
PSU GEOG 883:
Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Applications
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Jitendra Bal (JB) Sharma
Summer 2022
PSU GEOG 481:
Topographic Mapping With Lidar
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Karen Schuckman
Spring 2022
PSU GEOG 480:
Exploring Imagery and Elevation Data in GIS Applications
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Karen Schuckman
Spring 2022
PSU GEOG 586:
Geographic Information Analysis
(Grade: A-)
Instructor: Amy Griffin
Fall 2021
PSU GEOG 484:
GIS Database Development
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Michelle Zeiders
Fall 2021
PSU GEOG 483:
Problem Solving with GIS
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Adrienne Goldsberry
Summer 2021
PSU GEOG 482:
Making Maps that Matter with GIS
(Grade: A)
Instructor: David DiBiase
Fall 2017 - PSU Graduate Student Status
Online platform test course.
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ISU CRP 554:
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
(Grade: A) Final Project
Instructor: Noha Holah
Spring 2014
ISU ANTHR 307:
Biological Anthropology
(Grade: B+)
Instructor: Jill Pruetz
Spring 2014
ISU CRP 558:
Web Mapping and GIS
(Grade: A) Final Project (UN: 558
PW: seeger)
Instructor: Christopher J. Seeger
Fall 2013
ISU EEOB:
535 Restoration Ecology
(Grade: A) Final Project
Instructor: Brian J. Wilsey
Fall 2013
ISU CRP 552:
Geographic Data Management and Planning Analysis
(Grade: A-) Final Project
Instructor: Monica A. Haddad
Spring 2013
ISU NREM 546:
Integrating GIS and GPS
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Peter T. Wolter
Spring 2013
ISU ANTHR 550:
Primate Behavior
(Grade: A)
Instructor: Jill Pruetz
Fall 2012
ISU CRP 556:
GIS Programming and Automation
(Grade: A) Final Project
Instructor: Brian Gelder
Fall 2012
ISU CRP 551:
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(Grade: A-)
Instructor: Christopher J. Seeger
Summer 2012 - ISU Graduate Degree Status
ISU NREM 345:
Natural Resource Photogrammetry
and GIS
(Grade: B)
Instructor: Steven Jungst
Fall 2010
ISU ENG 509:
Grant and Proposal Writing
(Grade: A-) Final Project
Instructor: Richard C. Freed
Fall 2010
UNM ENGL 478:
Document Design
(Grade: A-)
Instructior: Charles Paine
UNM ENGL 417:
Editing
(Grade: B)
Instructor: Scott P. Sanders
UNM ENGL 420:
Hypertext (2000) - heh.
(Grade: B)
Instructor: Richard Johnson-Sheehan |
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